Category Archives: City

Dog Park Implementation Creeps Along

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Sue

(Editor’s note: Palisades dog lovers have asked for a dog park for decades–CTN will chronicle this story until some sort of resolution happens in 2024: either the park moves forward or it’s decided the project is dead. At the rate … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals/Pets, City, Community | 3 Comments

Streetlights Parallel the History of L.A. in “Electric Moons”

Posted on December 18, 2023 by Sue

India Mandelkern, who grew up in the Palisades, has written a new book Electric Moons: A Social History of the Street Lighting in Los Angeles. “Believe it or not there are or different street lights designs in Los Angeles than … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, City, History | 1 Comment

Additional Castellammare Building Projects Seek City Approval

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Sue

  Circling the News received the following letter that was sent to Castellammare residents urging them to speak at another hearing for additional oversize homes built on the Tramonto Landslide. CTN is printing the letter as a service to Pacific … Continue reading →

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No One Wants to Be Right on This One

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Sue

My first husband, who liked to ski, took me, a novice on the slopes. As we waited to get on the chair lift, he reminded me to keep everything next to my body, because things could get caught on the … Continue reading →

Posted in City, Community, Environmental, Geology/Dinosaurs/Earth | 2 Comments

City Will Attempt to Fix Asilomar Landslide

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Sue

“Stopping a landslide from moving is an expensive proposition, and experts acknowledge that there is no stopping Mother Nature—but the City believes movement can be slowed significantly on Asilomar Boulevard.” That was the first sentence of a story that this … Continue reading →

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L.A. Council Fast Tracking Large Digital Billboards

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Sue

Although Los Angeles City Council passed a 2002 Billboard sign ordinance to ban visual blight, it is now trying to sidestep that ordinance. Given that Los Angeles will be the site of some 2026 World Cup Soccer Games, and also … Continue reading →

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Community Destroyed at 16458 Sunset Boulevard

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Sue

According to tenants and Allan Jones, the Santa Ynez listing agent, Joe Angerman, who built the six-unit apartment building at 16458 Sunset Boulevard in 1955, was just “the nicest guy.” The building was stable, and the last “new” tenant moved … Continue reading →

Posted in City, City Councilmember Traci Park, Community, Real Estate | 6 Comments

Highlands Elder Care Facility, Ciela, Now Taking Customers

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Sue

Ciela, described as a modern, resort-style retirement community in the Palisades Highlands, offers independent living, assisted living and memory care. The facility located at 17310 West Vereda de la Montura click here is giving tours to perspective clients, with plans … Continue reading →

Posted in City, Community, Highlands Eldercare Project | 2 Comments

Brush Clearance on Park Land Not Done by California State

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Sue

Pacific Palisades Community Council President Maryam Zar’s home abuts on State Park land. Plants were overgrown and Zar was worried about brush clearance. She contacted Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin and State Senator Ben Allen and asked about the state clearing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents/Fires, City, Community | 1 Comment

Osmose Inspectors May Ask to Check Power Poles in Residential Yards

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Sue

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has hired an outside contractor Osmose to examine the condition of power poles in Pacific Palisades and Brentwood. The company will start Monday, August 28, and the inspection of the more … Continue reading →

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